{"product_id":"heart-of-american-darkness-a-story-of-murder-revolution-on-the-early-frontier","title":"HEART OF AMERICAN DARKNESS: A STORY OF MURDER \u0026 REVOLUTION ON THE EARLY FRONTIER","description":"\u003cp\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“A scarifying, blood-soaked portrait of savagery on the early frontier―much of it committed by European settlers . . . superb.”―\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e (starred)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn acclaimed historian captures the true nature of imperialism in early America, demonstrating how the frontier shaped the nation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are divided over the history of the United States, and one of the central dividing lines is the frontier. Was it a site of heroism? Or was it where the full force of an all-powerful empire was brought to bear on Native peoples? In this startingly original work, historian Robert Parkinson presents a new account of ever-shifting encounters between white colonists and Native Americans. Drawing skillfully on Joseph Conrad’s famous novella, \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHeart of Darkness\u003c\/span\u003e, he demonstrates that imperialism in North America was neither heroic nor a perfectly planned conquest. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e480 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n","brand":"W.W. Norton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50000202924269,"sku":"127795","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/6017\/5085\/files\/HEARTOFAMERICANDARKNESS.jpg?v=1779399558","url":"https:\/\/thehuntingtonstore.org\/products\/heart-of-american-darkness-a-story-of-murder-revolution-on-the-early-frontier","provider":"The Huntington Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}